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I didn't know that, thanks. Still I think a lot of groups will be surprised or even put off by the change of tone.

I'm going to resurrect this for some comments on my experience as a DM. I DMing Curse of Strahd for the second time now and this is what I feel can be helpful to keep in mind: - There is, if you play as written, a lot of combat that can subtracts from the gothic horror atmosphere of the game...

Yup. I feel the same about elves, like Yaarel mentioned. Also a reason why Dragonborns exist only as NPCs in our groups version of the FR.

+1 I actually wasn't sure whether this wasn't intended as an option to pick more than once, but since you read the description the same way, I will make the same suggestion. Overall I'm very happy with this UA. The Ranger got a lot of love and imho he deserved it. Thanks for the first...

Seriously? The poor wizard? Sorry, but this seems more of a personal problem than an actual balance issue.

Wisdom 100%. Being smart or a good critical/logical thinger is one thing. Knowing what is wise to do is another. Also I have a severly romanticized notion of people called wise, e.g. zen-monks and so on.

I would keep the Sorcerer. I know a lot of people don't like them mechanically in 5e. And I think it's a valid criticism. But the concept of a caster that wills spells into existence is way cooler than the whole "I play my flute and FIREBALL!"-shtick of the Bard. Don't like that. Bards need to...

"Hmmm. Might be misremembering and i dont know for sure which edition your perspective is from but i was thinking from an admittedly 3/3.5 perspective. Are spells like planar binding and gate not in phb? There are several others too but im more thinking those are in spell compendium and...

Was thinking about this as well. But in different terms. First of all, there is nothing in the PHB or MM, that would give you direct control over, for example a fiend. In the case of the devils you'd need their name on an amulet to gain full control. The name is not the problem, but the...

I think you wanted Spell Eater to be a rapier, right? And I'd say yes, you fit a lot of stuff into a single character. But imho it's already a heavily optimized build, especially with all that homebrew stuff. It's just not optimized towards pure damage. Regarding the feat, you can attack twice...

I used to get into arguments with a friend who played like that in every single campaign. The first tabletop RPG I played was Shadowrun and my DM at that time was very good at making the tactical element of that game a ton of fun! Even though it sometimes stretched over literal hours, we loved...

This is from greek/roman mythology and the copper pieces are the fee you pay to the ferryman of the styx, Charon. You could either rule that the price is the same for every being, no matter the number of eyes, or let your player find an arcane focus to circumvent this problem. I wouldn't deviate...

Nothing so far. Normally if there's a problem or a player is frustrated, we talk about it. I'm playing mostly with friends (and their friends), so this option is always there. I guess it can be trickier if you play at stores and with people who aren't necessarily your friends or even complete...

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Tbh, it sounds easier to just take some ideas from OoTA and write the campaign yourself than to try and fit the campaign to your needs. Especially with Drows not existing etc. Also the whole "You are being chased by your captors."-thing will be missing, which to me as a player was one of the...